SLIDE by THE GOO GOO DOLLS

Guitar transcription by Nathan Gilera Hayag, RRT

For comments, suggestions & violent reactions, Email me at nathanhayag@gmail.com

STANDARD TUNING with open d ( E A D G B d )
CAPO ON 1ST FRET


CHORDS :   Em - 022030   D   - xx0230   C9 - x32030
           G  - 320030   G/B - x20030

*** We all know The Goo Goo Dolls used a weird alternate tuning of D# A# D# G# G# 
d# for this song--something which is tedious to do & very time-consuming. You 
might also break a couple of strings in the process.  In short, it's a headache to 
play!  So I came up with this tab to make our lives a whole lot easier. Just drop 
the 1st (e) string to D and you're good to go.

If you love the song so much but too lazy to dabble with the machine heads then I 
guess you should opt for my version.



INTRO :                                    2x
e||-----------------------------------------||
B||*-----3--------3----------3-------3---3-*||
G||----0---0----0---0------0---0---0--------||
D||--2--------0-------0---------------------||
A||*---------------------3-----------------*||
E||------------------------------3-----2----||
                                *T     T    *thumb

VERSE :
Em                        D
  Could you whisper in my ear
                       C9
  The things you wanna feel?
                  (C9)
  I'll give you anythin'

  To feel it coming'
Em                       D
  Do you wake up on your own
                       C9
  And wonder where you are?
                        (C9)
  You live with all your faults.

PRE-CHORUS 1 :                                      Riff 1 :       let ring
*Riff 1                                             e-----------------------|
  I wanna wake up where you are,                    B--------3------(3)-----|
*Riff 1                                             G------0---0-----0------|
  I won't say anything at all.                      D--0H2-----------2------|
                                                    A------------2---3------|
CHORUS 1 :                                          E-----------------------|
     D             C9   G   C9   G   C9   G    D
  So why don't you slide.
       (D)               C9   G   C9   G   C9  G   D
  Yeah, I'm gonna let it slide.

VERSE :
Em                            D
  Don't you love the life you killed?
                        C9
  The priest is on the phone,
                     (C9)
  Your father hit the wall,

  Your ma disowned you.
Em                        D
  Don't suppose I'll ever know
                        C9
  What it means to be a man.
                              C9
  It's somethin' that i can't change,

  I'll live around it.

PRE-CHORUS 2 :
C9 (pause)
  I wanna wake up where you are.
*Riff 1
  I won't say anything at all.

CHORUS 2 :
     D             C9   G   C9   G   C9   G   D
  So why don't you slide.
   (D)  C9   G   C9   G   C9   G   D
  Mmmm, slide.

BRIDGE :
      C9         G              C9               G
  And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete,
         C9        G            D
  Little pieces of nothin' that fall.
     Em                  D
  Oh May, put your arms around me.
           C9               G/B
  What you feel is what you are,
      C9                    G/B
  And what you are is beautiful.
     Em                    D               C9
  Oh May, do you wanna get married or run away?

INSTRUMENTAL :
     C9- G- C9- G- C9- G- D--

      C9         G              C9               G
  And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete,
         C9        G            D
  Little pieces of nothin' that fall.
     Em                  D
  Oh May, put your arms around me.
           C9               G/B
  What you feel is what you are,
      C9                    G/B
  And what you are is beautiful.
     Em                    D               C9
  Oh May, do you wanna get married or run away?

PRE-CHORUS 3 :
*Riff 1
  I wanna wake up where you are.
*Riff 1
  I won't say anything at all.

D (break)

      C9         G              C9               G
  And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete,
         C9        G            D
  Little pieces of nothin' that fall.
      C9         G              C9               G
  And I'll do anythin' you ever dreamed to be complete,
         C9        G            D
  Little pieces of nothing that fall.

            C9                G                 C9              G
  Oh oh oh, slide between the sheets of all the beds you never knew.
                C9            G
  Why don't you slide into my room.
       D
  Just slide into my room.
                                        *OUTRO
  Oh, we'll run away, run away, run away.___

OUTRO :                                                             let ring
e----------------------------------------|-----------------------------(0)--|
B------3--------3----------3-------3---3-|-----3--------3----------3---(3)--|
G----0---0----0---0------0---0---0-------|---0---0----0---0------0---0--0---|
D--2--------0-------0--------------------|-2--------0-------0-----------0---|
A----------------------3-----------------|---------------------3--------2---|
E------------------------------3-----2---|------------------------------3---|
                               T     T




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